BLOOMINGTON – Romeo Langford’s one season at IU didn't turn out the way he or his fan base wanted. It’s also not completely clear how much it has changed Langford’s NBA draft stock.

That’s the opinion of multiple league sources who spoke to IndyStar about the professional outlook for multiple IU players and players with local ties now declared, with NBA draft preparations now beginning.

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Romeo Langford decided one year in Bloomington was enough before declaring for NBA draft.(Photo: Bobby Goddin/for IndyStar)

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, multiple sources suggested Langford has slipped out of surefire top-five consideration in this summer’s draft. Still, he doesn’t appear likely to fall out of the top 20, potentially not even the lottery, which would hand Langford a seven-figure payday.

That doesn’t mean the one-time New Albany star won’t have questions to answer during the pre-draft process: about his 3-point shooting, his health after a late-season back problem and thumb surgery, and other various concerns.

“He’s still one of the more talented players in the country,” one league source said. “I just think from an NBA perspective, he’s probably not as ready to go as maybe he was thought to be before the season.”

A brief survey of major mock drafts finds little consensus about where Langford could be picked. Some drafts peg him in the top 10, some lower.

Mocks raise questions about some elements of Langford’s game, like the 3-point shooting and his ability to create for himself. Langford shot just 27.2% from behind the arc overall last season, and only 47.9% on 2-pointers in Big Ten play, though his 3-point percentage increased by almost five points against league opposition as well.

But those same draft projections, even acknowledging questions last season might have raised, largely still follow one overarching theme: Langford remains solidly encamped in the top 20.

"In a draft that gets pretty weak after the top five or six guys, I think he's still in position to potentially be taken in the lottery, and you don't really turn that down,” a source said. “Does he have a lot of room to improve? Yes. But why not just work on those things with NBA development guys?"

Juwan Morgan, meanwhile, could be looking either at a late call on draft night, or a quick hook-up with someone after it’s over.

An All-Big Ten performer over the past two seasons, Morgan proved himself to be a powerful finisher and a strong defender around the basket. Facing a slight size disadvantage — he’s listed at 6-8 — the Missouri native will need to diversify his game at both ends of the floor at the next level.

That means more perimeter skills offensively, something Morgan flashed at times in his senior season. He shot just 29.5% from 3-point range last winter, but was 14-of-30 in nonconference play before struggling against Big Ten opposition, so there’s growth potential there.

And Morgan, who spent a lot of time playing the five out of necessity in college, will need to show he can defend players away from the basket as well.

“He’s a good basketball player," one source said. "Sometimes it comes down quite honestly to who would he guard? Those are questions he’s going to have to answer.”

An expanded 3-point presence could be a significant boost for Morgan as well.

“If you can really shoot that gets you a lot of looks nowadays, because so much of the game is floor spacing and having guys out there that can make shots,” one source said. “Becoming more consistent with that, he’s shown in glimpses that he can make college 3s and be a threat from outside. That would be a big thing, no question about it.”

Guy enjoyed a more prolific college career, featuring at one of the country’s most consistent top-line programs. But they come to the league at about the same size — Guy is listed at 6-2, Green at 6-3 — and they could both stand to show some skill on the ball to appeal to NBA teams.

Green has operated as a point guard throughout his Indiana career, with assist rates higher than Guy’s consistently, and turnover rates to match. Both players made perhaps their biggest impact behind the 3-point line in college. Could they marry that to more time on the ball, and intrigue a team the way Bryn Forbes did San Antonio?

“Kyle’s probably more interesting, just because you would see it in high school and AAU, what he could do on the ball. That Virginia offense kind of limited (Guy’s point guard touches),” one source said. “I think a team ultimately has to really trust (either player) to put him in the G League and develop him in that role.”

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Meanwhile, another former Mr. Basketball, North Central alumnus Kris Wilkes, could carve out a role as a 3-and-D player in the NBA.

An athletic, 6-8 forward, Wilkes never shot better than 35.2% from behind the arc in college. Improving that number — and convincing teams it could be improved — could bolster his stock. NBADraft.net pegged Wilkes to go in the second round, No. 34, to Philadelphia in its most recent mock.

Wilkes’ two-year stint at UCLA probably didn’t go as he’d hoped, with Steve Alford fired halfway through his sophomore season. How much that will reflect on Wilkes’ draft stock is up for debate.

“You want him to be a 3-and-D guy. He certainly looks the part. He can make shots,” one source said. “We could put the blame for UCLA on a lot of things. I think he’s one of those guys where, you get him in workouts, you get him in the combine, maybe he shows something he hasn’t before.”